Lou Reed underwent life-saving surgery last month and may not ‘ever totally recover’ according to his wife Laurie Anderson.
Anderson told the Times newspaper Reed needed a liver transplant, and praised the work of those at the Cleveland hospital where the former Velvet Underground man received his treatment.
“It’s as serious as it gets,” she has said. “He was dying. You don’t get it for fun. I don’t think he’ll ever totally recover from this, but he’ll certainly be back to doing things in a few months. He’s already working and doing t’ai chi. I’m very happy. It’s a new life for him.”
“You send out two planes – one for the donor, one for the recipient – at the same time,” she continued on the hospital. “You bring the donor in live, you take him off life support. It’s a technological feat. I was completely awestruck. I find certain things about technology truly, deeply inspiring.”